"I didn't run."
He wound his arm about a tree and said, "We came at a pace, the mare and I."
"I heard you. Is Dr. Mackenzie coming?"
"Yes—fast as that old nag of his will bring him."
She slipped limply to the ground for she was chilled. She had braced herself for danger and it had turned aside, and she felt no thankfulness: she merely found George Halkett dull.
"Thank you for going," she said in cool tones. "Now I must go back and see how Notya is."
"No. I want to show you the side saddle."
"Which?"
"The one for you."
Adventure was hovering again. "For me? Are you really going to teach me to ride?"